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Standard Chartered Vietnam wins two Asian Banking & Finance

Awards 30 July 2021, Hanoi – (Vietnam) has been awarded International Cash Management & International Initiative of the Year by the Asian Banking and Finance for Wholesale Banking category.

These awards are judged by independent parties including Financial Advisory lead partner from all Big four consulting firms and recognizes the best of the best in the banking and finance industry. The Bank’s comprehensive and award-winning digital capabilities accommodate clients’ growing and complex needs in trade and commerce. Standard Chartered is the first bank to launch mobile wallet services for corporate clients and provide APIs for payments and reporting. The Bank joined NAPAS network, making its Instant Payment and Collections capabilities available to clients on a 24*7 real time basis. Standard Chartered also partnered with mobile wallet providers, payment intermediaries, allowing depositors paying to our corporate clients via +9000 MoMo agents and VN Pay merchants nationwide

“We are very honored to win two prestigious awards by Asian Banking and Finance. These awards are a testament to our product expertise, our digital and cash management capabilities together with our focus to provide client-centric solutions that cater to various corporate banking needs. We would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to our clients for the trust they placed in us and our colleagues for their strong support which has led us to this win. The awards also reaffirm our leading position and our long-term commitment to our clients and Vietnam”, said Sylvester Kinuthia, Head of Transaction Banking Vietnam, Standard Chartered Bank.

The Asian Banking and Finance (ABF) is a leading Asian magazine. The award categories in wholesale and by ABF are strong recognitions by experts and the community towards with outstanding performance by regions and nations. Prior to this, Standard Chartered Vietnam also won The Asset Triple A Awards for Best cash management and Best E-solution partner. PUBLIC

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Ms. Trinh Nhu Quynh Head of Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing, Standard Chartered Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. Phone: +84 24 39368124 Mobile: +84 984396185 Email: [email protected]

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Standard Chartered Bank (Vietnam) Limited

In Vietnam, Standard Chartered’s history can be traced back to 1904 when the Bank opened its first branch in Saigon (now is Ho Chi Minh City). We believe in the long-term prospect of Vietnam and are fully committed to the Vietnamese market and our clients and customers since coming back to the country in 1990.

On August 1, 2009, we commenced operations in our locally incorporated entity – Standard Chartered Bank (Vietnam) Limited, an important milestone of Standard Chartered’s development in Vietnam. The bank currently has four branches (two in Hanoi and two in HCMC). Its Head Office is based in Hanoi.

We bring our international expertise and experience in Asia, Africa and the to Vietnam, building a broad business that helps to develop the Vietnamese financial service sector as well as helping clients to develop their businesses.

The Bank provides a full suite of banking products and services for corporates, financial institutions as well as small and medium enterprises and individuals. We also play an active role in building the communities through many programs that promote social and economic development focusing on health, youth and financial education.

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